International Internet Magazine. Baltic States news & analyticsFriday, 12.03.2010, 05:28
Closer cooperation model for the Baltics and the EU
08.03.2010The EU member states and the Baltic countries have acquired a priceless experience from the first decade in the new century. It was a “living politicians’ dream”: for the former during about half a century, for the latter for the last six years. Now, both the EU and the Baltic States are facing the reality – the necessity for much closer cooperation in the performance of their national economic policies.
From the Baltics to the South: the EU faces the same critical problems
15.02.2010The critical 2008-09 years for the Baltics have turned into problematic 2010 for southern EU members. However, both cure and salvation instruments look quite familiar, with some specifics.
Recovery lessons to choose: for beginners and prospective business
20.01.2010World Bank chief economist, Justin Lin during his recent visit to Denmark argued that it was the developing part of the world that would pave the way out of the present economic and financial crisis. However, there is a second opinion: that the business community will be able to change the traditional strategies in order to survive. Or should we think in a different way?
Building consensus among the EU-27 member states
12.01.2010The European Parliament’s hearings procedure on the next team of European Commissioners for the coming 5-year period looks more like a “public hearings” on the EU’s future. The European idea turning presently into the “ever closer union” has a different vision from the side of executive, the Commission and legislative, the Parliament branches of the Union’s power.
First 10 years in a new century: the changing world survived!
30.12.2009Ten years in human history is really a minor for revelations. However, the past 10 years have been so turbulent that all spheres of social life, all parts of the world still feel the decade’s effects, mostly negative. Hence, our intention to shed light at those events that shaped global and European economy, public finances and business arrangements. The decade that changed the world.
Global climate policy: COP-15 outcomes for the Baltic States business
19.12.2009The undertakings’ best wish for the UN climate conference in Denmark has been a strong and legally binding agreement concerning business’ role and place within climate change arrangements. A political agreement, so-called “Copenhagen outcome” has appeared as a substitute instead. Though the COP-15 results will be subject to profound analysis in the months to come however, business has had already a strong impetus for “green development”.
Half way to a final agreement
11.12.2009The first week of talks and negotiations is over here in Copenhagen, the capital of global climate change conference. The final agreement on a treaty becomes more visible, the working groups formulated their first drafts. Multilateralism is working, though some tensions are still great and they have to be eliminated.
